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Old 08-04-2013, 08:59 PM
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My first pair of real speakers were a pair of Infinity Crescendo 3008, they were pretty decent, descended from the classic Kappa line.

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Old 08-04-2013, 09:03 PM
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My first set of what you would call audiophile speakers were a pair of rosenut B&W P 6s......these things were (and still are) fantastic sounding speakers for the money. They didn't have a ton of bottom end, but they image like a champ. They also looked awesome after you applied some lemon oil to the cabinets.

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Old 08-06-2013, 01:26 AM
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I think my first pair were some Polk RT-55s. I've grown up with Polk, and while not high end for most of their range, I like their sound. I will always have a pair even as I upgrade.
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Old 08-06-2013, 04:16 PM
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My first pair was a brand new pair of Klipsch Heresies. In Oak

I still have them at my cabin.
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Old 08-06-2013, 06:02 PM
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First "good" pair - 1963 - Electrovoice EV-2 (That's 50 years worth of dust, folks!)

My brother still uses them!

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Old 08-06-2013, 09:10 PM
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My very first pair were JBL Lancer 66's.

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Old 08-06-2013, 10:30 PM
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Old 08-07-2013, 06:30 AM
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Default Technics SB500

My first pair of speakers with Technics SB500's. They were kind of rough sounding but music did come out of them.

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Old 08-07-2013, 06:37 AM
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Are you sure this wasn't your first pair of speakers Ivan?

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Old 08-10-2013, 07:28 PM
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My first were H.H. Scott speakers with a Fischer 450T receiver and Dual turntable. Just typing the sentence makes me recall how long ago that really was.
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